Centene (CNC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $3.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 364.02% year-on-year from $731.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 272.75% quarter-over-quarter from $910.0 million in Q4 2025.

Centene (CNC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 364.02% year-over-year to $3.4 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $6.6 billion, a 320.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.9 billion, up 219.22% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow advanced to $3.4 billion in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $910.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $3.8 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$3.1 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $731.0 million (2025), against an average of $492.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow tumbled 640.29% in 2022 and surged 364.02% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$3.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 69.78% to -$933.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 46.62% to -$498.0 million in 2024, then surged by 282.73% to $910.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 272.75% to $3.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Net Cash Flow figures stand at $3.4 billion (Q1 2026), $910.0 million (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 3.47 Bn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 578.00 Mn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn -647.00 Mn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 751.00 Mn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 3.39 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn -328.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 129.78 Mn
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 19.43 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 910.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 910.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -288.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 731.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 731.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -498.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -498.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 419.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 419.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -933.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -933.00 Mn